Matisse
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Eminem described himself as "a product of Slick Rick", Jay-Z likened the star to Matisse, and Questlove called his voice "the most beautiful thing to happen to hip-hop culture".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
It would have been a sculptural and secular equivalent of the Matisse Chapel, a space where the viewer could connect with and reflect on his place in the cosmos—and a marvel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
Officials have not yet released a detailed list of the stolen works, but according to Folha de São Paulo newspaper, a collage Matisse made for the limited-edition art book Jazz is among those taken.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
Five works by Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Modigliani and Leger, with an estimated combined value of more than €100 million, disappeared from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris on May 20, 2010.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
The carving, to my taste, is beautifully done, as graphically elegant, despite the gory subject matter, as a Matisse.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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